Earlier this month Mike Swick and Chris Leben both received contracts to headline UFC Fight Night 11 on September 19th but Leben apparently decided against the main event fight and did not sign the contract according to a recent blog post by Swick.
After news of Leben not agreeing to the fight became public Jonathan Goulet [...]

The UFC’s lineup has become ever more dense with UFC Fight Night 11 going down September 20th in Las Vegas at The Palms Hotel and Casino. It will serve as a lead in for the debut episode of The Ultimate Fighter 6 which will air immediately following the event. Fight Night 11 joins UFC 74 [...]

Mike Swick may not be dropping welterweight just yet, at least not if current rumors are true. Swick is set to face face Chris Leben in a rematch this fall, likely at UFC 76 or perhaps a yet-to-be-announced UFC Fight Night 11 according to UFC Junkie.
Swick rose to UFC fame when he competed on season [...]

According to reports new welterweight fighter Mike Swick will debut at his new weight class at UFC 76 in Anaheim this September.
Swick, who holds a 5-1 record in the UFC, stated after his loss to Yushin Okami at UFC 69 that he would likely be dropping from a middleweight to the welterweight division. The move, [...]

In an interesting move former UFC middleweight contender Mike Swick has confirmed the he will indeed be dropping to welterwight (170 lbs.) as had been previously suspected. Swick’s contender stock took a hit when he lost to Yushin Okami at UFC 69 in a fight that boosted Okami into a top contenders matchup with Rich [...]

Main card:

Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre (TKO, 3:25 Round 1) **New UFC Welterweight Champion**
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher (Submission-Arm Triangle, 4:42 Round 2)
Yushin Okami def. Mike Swick (Unanimous decision, 29-28 29-28 30-27)
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Josh Koscheck def. Diego Sanchez (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)

Preliminary bouts:

Luke Cummo def. [...]

Main Card:

Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra
Diego Sanchez def. Josh Koscheck
Mike Swick def. Yushin Okami
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:

Heath Herring def. Brad Imes
Pete Sell def. Thales Leites
Josh Haynes def. Luke Cummo
Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt

Tags: mma, ufc, ufc 69

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Mike Swick have both been cast to appear in an upcoming MMA feature film entitled “Never Submit”.
GracieMag.com is reporting that the PRIDE 2005 middleweight grand prix winner Rua will appear in the movie. Here’s part of the article:
“Imperia Entertainment studios and the director James Hergott, were won over by the Chute [...]

IN my traversing of the web looking for the latest UFC news and rumors I often come across note-worthy pieces that aren’t quite juicy enough for their own post but are worth sharing. This is what will be the first of many “UFC Roundups” which will include anything about the UFC that’s worth noting:
Anderson Silva [...]

The UFC 69 official mini-site has gone live with what is basically a really light web site that lists the fight card for the event as well as information about tickets and the pay-per-view details. The most interesting part of the entire site for most fans is the promotional video that can serve as a [...]

In a recent Q&A with UFC.com Alan Belcher (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) did some trash talking on UFC 69 opponent Kendall Grove (7-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC):
“I think this fight is perfect for me and I couldn’t be happier with the matchup. I get to beat up trash-talking Kendall Grove. I wasn’t picked for the [...]

The UFC 69 card has been updated yet again. The latest change involves Roger Huerta (18-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and his previously rumored match against Alvin Robinson. Instead, Huerta will take on a UFC newcomer in Leronard Garcia (0-0 UFC). The update comes from UFC.com and leaves no open spaced on the April 7th card [...]